Re: [beagleboard] trying to learn enough to get started

2014-09-04 Thread William Hermans
You need to find and read sources about embedded Linux. Then, since your project could be done using any number of languages, you need to figure that out too. Past that, you're going to have to figure out what hardware you're going to use. Which will indicate if you're using SPI. I2C, UART, onboard

[beagleboard] trying to learn enough to get started

2014-09-04 Thread ccrislerathome
I have a significant project that I want to accomplish this fall/winter. I would like to build a digital controller for my greenhouse. I have been a software engineer for 35 years so the programming will be easy. I don't have any experience with microprocessors and need to learn so that I can d